Richard,
Try again to load some photos. A picture is worth a thousand words and all that jazz.
Gaps in surfaces and ledges in transitions are not typically what you want to have. Without actually seeing the problem areas I hesitate to offer any advice except to say that on my Simla the tail feathers were fitted gap free and with smooth transitions. And as I remember little to no filler was used to create a smooth tight fit of all surfaces.
Like you, I have finally navigated my way through the holidays, a move, and starting a new job to find myself ready to continue on the more important stuff like my Simla build. Tomorrow looks like a great day to finish prepping the fuselage for paint. And considering that all I need to do is finish sand the tail feathers, it should not be difficult to accomplish that task. Hopefully paint is in the very near future (as in next week
).
Bill